Mapleson History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Mapleson family

The surname Mapleson was first found in Kent where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that county.

Early History of the Mapleson family

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Mapleson Spelling Variations

The first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Mapleson has been spelled many different ways, including Maplesden, Maplesdon, Mapleton, Mapleten, Mapleston, Maplesten and many more.

Early Notables of the Mapleson family

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Mapleson migration to Australia +

Mapleson Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Richard Mapleson, English convict from Sussex, who was transported aboard the "Anson" on September 23, 1843, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia 1

Mapleson migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Mapleson Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Oscar Mapleson, aged 26, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Soukar" in 1874

Sources +

State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2015, January 8) Anson voyage to Van Diemen's Land, Australia in 1843 with 499 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/anson/1843